USA Today
Airline reward tickets are getting more expensive. While cash fares for flights are rising slower than inflation, a new report from IdeaWorksCompany, a consultancy focusing on ancillary airline revenue, shows that reward redemptions are getting even pricier than paid-for tickets. According to the analysis, airline reward ticket prices have increased 28% on average in the last five years, while the Consumer Price Index rose 21% over that same period. The survey was based on 600 fare queries at six different U.S. airlines.